Thank goodness the Philadelphia Eagles never drafted Earl Thomas

Once upon a time, 2010’s NFL Draft to be exact, there was a brief moment when we thought the Philadelphia Eagles might draft safety Earl Thomas. You’ll remember we all were thrown a curve ball.

There were a ton of stories surrounding the 2010 NFL Draft and what the Philadelphia Eagles might do. After trading up, the theory of many of the draft experts, the NFL Network‘s Mike Mayock included, was Philly would turn their attention to finding a replacement for their long-time free safety and legend, Brian Dawkins. That led many to believe they’d go with Earl Thomas of the Texas Longhorns.

We were all forgetting one thing. This was Andy Reid we were talking about. Sure there were first-round…